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I got it communicating, woohoo.  I'll document it in case someone has to do this torture in the future. I used the Omron series C PLC driver on a 232 port in the Red Lion screen.  I mapped the tags directly because a gateway block wouldn't work.  When mapping them I used the IOM  CIO Registers (Binary) as the data item with the data type set as word as word.  I started with element 30 (what was used in my PLC file) and I had to change the treat as to Bit Array Little-Endian so I could then set the bit position for each tag.   I hope no one has to use this information in the future, but there it is just in case.  Thanks again Jay for all the help with this.  I couldn't have done it without you.  If anyone has other questions in the future PM me so i get an email about it.    

Is there a pin out for the 20 pin peripheral port? Everything I'm finding online says db25 connector but I counted and there's definitely only 20 pins.   

Thanks for the quick reply!!!!!  ill let you know the results.  

WOW!!!!  Thank you so much.  Thats amazing and exactly what I need.  Im not sure how you pulled that out of your hat so quickly.  If you need any Red Lion of Schneider PLC help hit me up in the future and im your guy.  

Correct, i scanned in the PDF version from documents i found in the control box.  Ive attached the picture they gave me from when the screen was working.  They said there was nothing to the left of the start and stop cycle buttons.   Basically if you can tell me everything labeled as "xxx123" in the file is a register to or from the screen I should be able to recreate it.  Or if you're  bored and up for the challenge and  want to give me a list of registers to and from the screen that would be even better but that sounds like a lot of work.  I dont think its worth recreating a file for the original screen because then id have to learn that software too.  I've confirmed with Red Lion that their screen has a driver for this PLC so I shouldnt have a problem getting it to work if i know what i need to talk to.      

Also the machine is located in Del Rio, Texas.  not sure how i even got involved with this.  I do PLC and screen programming for an oil company but we have a sister company and their machine broke and im the resident fixer.  

The machine takes multiple pieces of plastic and presses them together and cuts them out to make enema bags.  

Here are the files i extracted and a scanned copy of the ladder logic that was in the box.  Thanks   edit*****  The PDF copy is actually alot more helpful because it gives an description of what is there.  is there a way to turn that on in the PLC file? plc upload.cxp plc upload.opt plc logic.pdf

Hey everyone.  Im in need of some help.  Ive been trying to do some research on a the Omron CQM1 and NT20M-DT131 and every helpful link i come across is from this website so I figured id ask and get some help. My company has a machine that was built in 1995 and has these components on it.  The touchscreen failed and we sent it back to the people we bought it from to have it fixed and when they sent it back the program was no longer loaded on the screen.  I called them to ask for it and they said they didnt have the programs anymore because its 21 years old....... Awesome!!!  Well now i have to fix it.  My company want me to make a new screen for the system.  They have 1 picture of the screen but no register list or set of instructions on what its supposed to do.  They just have an instruction list saying press manual or auto then start.   I was able to extract the file from the PLC but I cant figure out what registers are coming from the screen.  i found what i thought was the correct values but when i force them on the machine still doesnt work.  I have never used the screen or plc software before and only found a link to download it and how to extract the files and make cables from this site. Is there a way to tell in the PLC file which registers are "external"?  Is anyone willing to take a glance at it for me and let me know?  Will the Omron screen talk to differnt screens (Red lion) or will it only talk to the old Omron screen?  Thanks in advance for any help I can get.   Adam